DEGRADATION OF LASER OPTICAL SURFACES

Abstract

Problems of optical surface degradation became apparent while measurements were being made with a laser. After examination, it was concluded that the defects fell into two categories - those caused by atmospheric dust and those resulting from the effects of cleaning solvents. A procedure is described which minimizes both of these problems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0685855

Entities

People

  • T. L. Barber

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Meteorology
  • Optics
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Ray Tracing
  • Refractive Index
  • Ruby Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy